Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Promoting innovation, advanced textile applications and high-performance textile solutions for healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, defence, transport, construction and industrial sectors.
Technical Textiles are textile materials and products manufactured primarily for their technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic characteristics. These textiles are used in agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure, transport, defence, sports, packaging, construction and industrial applications.
Textiles for agriculture, horticulture and crop protection.
Textiles used in building and construction applications.
Textiles manufactured to fulfill functional requirements of clothing and garments.
Textiles for Roads, railways, embankments and civil engineering.
Technical components of furniture, household textiles, and floor coverings, etc.
Textiles designed for filtration, conveyors and other industrial use.
Medical and healthcare textile products.
Textiles engineered for road, air, marine, and aerospace transportation systems.
Textile products used for applications related to environmental protection.
Textiles products manufactured for applications in packaging of industrial products and food products.
High Performance Textiles used in the areas of protection of personnel and physical assets.
High-performance textile materials used for sportswear and sports equipment.
The National Technical Textiles Mission focuses on research, innovation, market development, export promotion and skill development in the Technical Textiles sector.
Legacy Technical Textiles documents, schemes, progress reports, presentations, workshop proceedings and publications are preserved here for reference.